Madeline L’Engle: Show the Lovely Light

“We do not draw people to Christ by loudly discrediting what they believe, by telling them how wrong they are and how right we are, but by showing them a light that is so lovely that they want with all their hearts to know the source of it.”

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Published by Peggy Haslar

I'm a writer and counselor working with children in a high poverty rural community in southern Colorado. A former college English instructor, I blog about civility, culture, contemplation and children at Sparrowfare (peggyhaslar.com).
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Indeed. Thank you for reminding us of that. Words are necessary but perhaps not as often as we seem to think. And when think we need to speak, it would be wise to pray first. Oh how I want to remember this!

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